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archdake View Drop Down
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Points: 13 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Using file path in macros
    Posted: 26.Apr.2012 at 10:13

Hello!

I usually setup custom command macros in palettes. I have a problem with the syntax when it's time to enter a file path. Let's assume the file name is drawing1.dwg and it's in c:\ folder. If I enter c:\drawing1.dwg in the command macro and I execute it, I get

c:

at the command line which I assume it is because autocad interprets \ as waiting for user input.

Any ideas?
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Points: 13 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27.Apr.2012 at 10:18
For pathnames us foreward slash (/) not the backslash (\)
 
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Points: 13 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27.Apr.2012 at 11:49

Thank you so much!


Thumbs up!!


It's funny how our brain gets stuck. After so many macros I mixed my slashes up, he he 



Edited by archdake - 27.Apr.2012 at 14:08
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